Autumn Marathon

Autumn Marathon

1979 · 89 min · RU · 7.1 (71 votes)
Dir. Georgiy Daneliya · Starring Oleg Basilashvili, Natalya Gundareva, Marina Neyolova, Galina Volchek, Evgeni Leonov, Nikolay Kryuchkov · Music Andrey Petrov
DramaRomanceComedy

Middle-aged university professor desperately tries to strike a balance in his life between his wife and his mistress, slowly getting bogged down in his own lies.

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A quiet, melancholic drift through a man's midlife crisis. It feels like watching a familiar, flawed person grapple with their own indecision, set against the backdrop of everyday life. A poignant, if somber, character study.

melancholiccynicalwrybittersweetslow-burnSoviet realismcharacter studydomestic dramainfidelityregretmiddle-age ennuideceit